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  • Surface science
  • Materials science
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Tailoring surface wettability has advanced significantly.
  • However, passive suppression of in-plane frost growth in subfreezing, humid conditions remains a challenge.
  • Existing engineered surfaces cannot prevent frost formation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an engineered surface capable of passively suppressing in-plane frost growth.
  • To investigate a novel antifrosting mechanism utilizing templated ice structures.
  • To enhance the performance of antifrosting surfaces in challenging environments.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing chemical or physical wettability patterns to create "ice stripes" on a surface.
  • Leveraging the depressed vapor pressure of ice to control water vapor condensation.
  • Elevating sacrificial ice stripes atop microfins to alter their coarsening behavior.

Main Results:

  • Achieved passive antifrosting on up to 90% of the surface area.
  • Sacrificial ice stripes effectively siphoned supersaturated water vapor, keeping intermediate areas dry.
  • Elevated, suspended ice stripes exhibited an order of magnitude slower diffusive growth rate and reduced adhesive strength compared to substrate-bound frost.

Conclusions:

  • Engineered wettability patterns can create sacrificial ice stripes for passive antifrosting.
  • Templated ice stripes offer a novel strategy to maintain dry surfaces in humid, subfreezing conditions.
  • Elevating ice stripes further enhances antifrosting performance by slowing growth and reducing adhesion.